Winchester Commemoratives WTF?

klaus enuff said:
Only have one commemorative, a "legendary lawman" in 30-30

It was the trapper length barrel and saddle ring that sold me on it, the fact that it was "special" meant nothing to me, and still doesn't
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I also have a LL and a "Cowboy" [which is a 20" carbine, with nickel receiver; lever; butt plate & barrel bands]. Owned them for many years & picked them both up for "shooter" prices when that meant less than $450. I wouldn't pay what a typical asking is for one of them, now. I consider both of mine just 'shooters' now, too.

I don't like & would never consider owning one of the 'gold' colored Win 94 commemoratives.

"Cowboy"
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"Legendary Lawmen"
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When I was cowboy action shooting I had a commemorative in 38-55 for a shooter... it worked well.

All the commemoratives are modern post 64's. The worst of them {1966} had tin lifters that gave a lot of problems.
 
Pre-covid shooters were trading for 550-650, and boxed were 750-850, which seemed reasonable to me. Current prices are crazy like most other prices are. Rossi's are 1200, CZ 457 Premiums are 1100, 590A1's are 1000... all crazy too.
 
Klondiker said:
EE or gunshows, it's the same. Buyers seem to pay it so sellers are going to list them at those prices. Kinda like the housing market, if you want to bring the market down then everyone has to agree to not pay the ridiculous prices.
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Shhhhh ... I'm selling a commemorative , and my house.
 
I bought an 1867-1967 Canadian Centennial carbine, it had already been shot, the action is garbage, I gave it to my Son, He shoots it occasionally..
 
I've got a Saskatchewan diamond jubilee 94 in 38-55. It gets used, not a lot though. It has nice wood and the action is not flashy or anything, but I could do without the medallion in the stock. For what I paid for it its a good shooter.
 
d u commemoratives never had any value most were entry level guns plus when you bought a commemorative any money over the retail price of the gun is a donation to du
like there art work now there is no value in any of there prints there are 10's of 1000's of them out there
 
winchester had not made a commemorative since the 90's part of the selling feature is new jap winchesters are 2100-3000$ so new commemoratives are a deal
 
Snider shooter said:
I think they are ugly and a waste of money but lots of people out there that are willing to pay stupid high prices for them. They have commemoratives out for anything and everything.
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Definitely ugly and cheap looking. People dont realize that, thousands of these commemoratives were made..and thousands of people have held on to them and not used them. That means there are still thousands of these rifles out their, so they are not rare at all...You are way better off buying a real JM Marlin especially a rare one like a 1973 Mod 1894 Sporter, or the very rare and covenant Marlin "Dinner gun" from 1929
 
Whew boy! Lots of slagging on the Winchesters. I 1967, I bought a "matched" set of Canadians, serial numbered consecutively. My buddy used the rifle and I used the carbine. Later years, rifle was stolen, but I still have the carbine. Lots and lots of people are "collecting" these rifles, and some are paying ridiculous prices, but it is their money, not mine. One I would like to have is the CPR 32 Special.
 
No slagging intended. I was just surprized that a matching pair can command nearly $6000 and a single rifle in the mid $2500 range. That's big money. I'm sure they generally shoot well and are handy, but wow. Better investment than gold and silver :)
 
I have an unfired little big horn. The box is not in the greatest shape after all these years and the rifle itself while nice seems to pale in comparison quality wise to my older win 94 30-30
I'm still debating on whether I should shoot it or not, I don't think the little big horns were rare or anything
 
I bought a Golden Spike in the early 70's, sold it a few months later and never looked at any of them ever again. Give me a pre 64 Winchester any day.
 
All you have to do to jack up the price of a 94 is to say pre 64 and it's like it's made of gold even thou many of them rattle like a kids toy brand new.
 
Commemoratives, Meh... Even when they were 'cheap' I never was interested in them.
The Miroku Winchesters are great though. I got a sweet Deluxe M86 in .45-70, like to me about as gorgeous a rifle as they make.

But my M94 Big Bore in .375Win is my favorite walk-about rifle.
 
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